HOME | SCOOP!! & NEWS | BOLLYWOOD Shah Rukh, Aamir, Rani together in an Epic Saga!05th July 2005 15.31 IST By Agencies In what promises to the mother of all blockbusters, efforts are on to cast superstars Shah Rukh Khan , Aamir Khan and Rani Mukhejree together in one film. Efforts have been made to cast Aamir and SRK together, but they never materialized. Rani has of course worked with both the Khans.
But now, if a report in a leading newspaper is to be believed, producer Bobby Bedi is planning to cast these three superstars in his mega epic a trilogy on The Mahabharata with a budget of Rs 300 crore. "The trilogy will capture the battles, intrigues, spiritual complexity and cultural aesthetics of India, 4,000 years ago. This will be my big project for the next three years," says Bedi, adding that he discovered the power of the Mahabharata's storyline after reading Girish Karnad's script for Agnivarsha . Bedi plans to cast Rani as Draupadi, while SRK and Aamir will play Karan and Arjun, but not necessarily in that order. "While Rani will play Draupadi, Shah Rukh and Aamir will play Karan and Arjun, but I can't reveal who's who. I hope to make a historic movie series in the manner of The Lord Of The Rings.” “My Mahabharata will have the same imagination, special effects and creativity of Peter Jackson's trilogy. In fact, we've asked The Lord Of The Rings' team to work with us on this project. Mani Ratnam will direct the trilogy, which will roll soon," says Bedi, the chairman of CII's entertainment committee. Bedi plans to take India's most ancient story to Gen Now across the globe. "I want American, British, Japanese and Indian kids to watch the movie and understand the significance of the Mahabharata. Telling this dramatic story will be a big challenge. Imagine something similar to Harry Potter and The Lord Of The Rings that's the canvas I'm thinking of. To be able to make something of that magnitude, we need space. The sets of the movie will span 18 acres in Haryana or the foothills of Punjab.” “Designer JJ Valaya will work on the clothes, he'll drape all the characters remember, everybody in that era wore clothes without stitches. I've asked Sufi musician Madan Gopal to do research on the sights and sounds of that period. Besides, I have asked artist Manjit Bawa to think of the visuals, what the houses and temples of the Mahabharata period should look like," informs Bedi. If The Mahabharata, Hindu mythology's greatest epic goes on to become Bollywood's biggest ever cinematic venture, it will indeed be a feast for the eyes. Related Shah Rukh Khan Aamir Khan Mani Ratnam | CRICKET ZONE Live Cricket Coverage ALSO READ scoop ~ When a Romanian cop stopped Salman Khan ~ Sneha 'smiles away' marriage rumours! ~ Vidya Balan as the radio jockey ~ Taj Mahal – Review ~ Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena – Review ~ Zayed's marriage: Star studded Sangeet ceremony ~ Subhash Ghai confirms signing Salman Khan ~ Curtain down on Khushboo episode? ( more in scoop ) happenings ~ Mahesh Bhatt to make Indo-Pak film ~ Film fest aims at going truly global ( more in happenings ) AKC HOT INDEX ECARDS > Diwali, Birthday, Valentines, Love, Christmas MOVIES Taj Mahal, Ek Khiladi Ek Haseena, Garam Masala, Kyon Ki, Shaadi No. 1, Koi Aap Sa, Main Meri Patni Aur Woh, Siskiyaan, Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara, Salaam Namaste, No Entry, Rain, Deewane Hue Pagal , Neal 'N' Nikki , Ek Ajnabee , Home Delivery MUSIC Neal 'N' Nikki , Kyon Ki celebs» the celeb A-Z who's in » Rani Mukherjee | Aishwarya Rai | Gayatri Joshi | Mallika Sherawat | Bipasha Basu | Preity Zinta | Priyanka Chopra | Kajol | Neha Dhupia | Kareena Kapoor | Shahrukh Khan | Salman Khan | Aamir Khan | Hrithik Roshan | Akshay Kumar | Vivek Oberoi | Sameera Reddy | Juhi Chawla | Sneha Ullal | John Abraham | Karisma Kapoor | Zayed Khan | Saif Ali Khan | Madhuri Dixit | Zeenat Aman | Payal Rohatgi | Abhishek Bachchan | Lisa Ray | Dimple Kapadia | Ayesha Takia | Dia Mirza | Sushmita Sen | Amisha Patel | Esha Deol | Amitabh Bachchan | Meghna Naidu | Amrita Rao | Arjun Rampal | Mahima Chaudhary | Amrita Arora | Vidya Balan | Raima Sen | Riya Sen | Rekha | Rakhi Sawant | Rimi Sen | Bhumika Chawla | Nigar Khan | Tanushree Dutta | Yana Gupta | Deepal Shaw | Shilpa Shetty | more... |
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